Meta changes its "Made with AI" label to "AI info", to indicate images were not necessarily created with AI but that AI editing tools may have been used (Ivan Mehta/TechCrunch)
Mediagazer: Meta changes its “Made with AI” label to “AI info”, to indicate images were not necessarily created with AI but that AI editing tools may have been used (Ivan Mehta/TechCrunch)
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Reuters:
Preliminary findings: the EU says Meta's pay or consent ad model breaches the DMA; Meta faces a fine of up to 10% of its global annual turnover if found guilty— Meta Platforms (META.O) was charged by EU antitrust regulators on Monday for failing to comply with landmark tech rules …
Discussion: The Guardian, European Commission, The Register, @thierrybreton, @jason_kint, @tjasa_pet, @jefflonsdale, @beuc, @florian4gamers, @vestager, @eu_competition, @eu_commission, @andrewpardoe@threads.net, MarTech, New York Post, The Information, The Verge, Quartz, @Jeremiah@alpaca.gold, CNN, @maik.zumstrull.net, TechCrunch, Wired and Engadget, more at Techmeme »
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Dan Milmo /
The Guardian: Meta accused of breaking EU digital law by charging for ad-free social networks European Commission: Commission sends preliminary findings to Meta over its “Pay or Consent” model for breach of the Digital Markets Act
Brandon Vigliarolo /
The Register: Antitrust cops cry foul over Meta's pay-or-consent ultimatum to Europeans
Thierry Breton /
@thierrybreton: The #DMA is here to give back 🇪🇺 users the power to decide over their #data #Meta has forced millions of users across EU into a binary choice : “pay or consent”. In our preliminary conclusion this is a breach of the DMA. Today we take an important step to ensure Meta complies. [image]
Jason Kint /
@jason_kint: HUGE FT scoop on EU regulators finding that Meta is violating the new DMA (gatekeeper law) by forcing users to subscribe/pay if they don't want Meta's ubiquitous surveillance of them. Meta's comment here is deceptive based on a non-binding comment deep in a prior option. /1 [image] @tjasa_pet: Not surprisingly, Commission's preliminary findings indicate Meta's pay or consent model does not comply with Article 5(2) DMA, as it fails to provide users with a less personalised but equivalent version of Meta's social networks.
Jeff Lonsdale /
@jefflonsdale: The question is how long can the EU fine these global tech companies on a percentage of their global revenue without them strategizing how to exit the market. The companies won't leave all at once, first they will offer nerfed products rather than leave a hole in the market for @beuc: Good news the @EU_Commission is taking enforcement action based on #DMA against Meta's pay-or-consent model! It comes on top of various, recent complaints the BEUC network launched against Meta for breaches of consumer law and data protection law. ➡️ https://www.beuc.eu/...
Florian Mueller /
@florian4gamers: Unlike the EU, Meta can't finance its service through taxes. That's why there has to be a working revenue model, some quid pro quo between Meta and users. The DMA doesn't outlaw letting users pay for services.
Margrethe Vestager /
@vestager: 📢We informed @Meta of our preliminary finding that its “pay or consent” model fails to comply with the Digital Markets Act 👉It forces users to consent to the combination of their personal data, and fails to provide a less personalised equivalent 📰 https://www.shorturl.at/jCj8Y @eu_competition: #EUCompetition #DMA #DigitalMarketsAct Commission 🇪🇺 sends preliminary findings to Meta over its “Pay or Consent” model for breach of the Digital Markets Act 👇 🔗➡️ https://europa.eu/!yjjm9k [image] @eu_commission: The “Pay or Consent” advertising model of Meta fails to comply with the Digital Markets Act. Our preliminary findings show that this choice forces users to consent to the combination of their personal data and fails to provide them a less personalised but equivalent version of [image]
Andrew Pardoe /
@andrewpardoe@threads.net: Is the EU's position really “supply Facebook without a revenue source”? This isn't my area: I have little stake in this (except for the obvious.) What incentive would Meta have to continue in the EU? Or any other ad-supported business, for that matter?
Constantine von Hoffman /
MarTech: EU says Meta ad model violates Digital Markets Act
Thomas Barrabi /
New York Post: Meta charged with violating Europe's landmark tech competition law, faces billions in fines
Sylvia Varnham O'Regan /
The Information: EU Regulators Charge Meta with Breaching New Tech Rules
Wes Davis /
The Verge: Facebook and Instagram's ‘pay or consent’ ad model violates the DMA, says the EU
Jeremiah Lee /
@Jeremiah@alpaca.gold: @Techmeme One benefit of applying DMA instead of GDPR is that DMA only applies to massive companies like Meta. — Many EU newspapers introduced “forced consent” after the EU Court of Justice's ruling last July contained a 6-word loophole for Meta to provide an alternative to tracking “if necessary, for an appropriate fee.” …
Jeremiah Lee /
@Jeremiah@alpaca.gold: While we continue to wait for the Irish Data Protection Commissioner to do its job enforcing GDPR after the European Data Protection Board opined as strongly as legally permitted against ‘consent or pay’ models in April, the EU Commission now is using the DMA to rid of this scourge. …
Olesya Dmitracova /
CNN: Meta accused of breaking European law with its ‘pay or consent’ model
Maik Zumstrull /
@maik.zumstrull.net: The elephant in the room on this is that hundreds of EU based press outlets are illegally using pay-or-accept on their websites. — By citing the DMA as the issue, and not the more appropriate GDPR, they can avoid enforcing the law against their client media - which aren't DMA gatekeepers. …
Natasha Lomas /
TechCrunch: Meta's ‘pay or consent’ model fails EU competition rules, Commission finds
Morgan Meaker /
Wired: Meta's Pay-for-Privacy Model Is Illegal, Says EU
Sarah Fielding /
Engadget: Meta could get slapped with a massive fine for violating the EU's Digital Markets Act
Vanity Fair:
A look at WSJ's rocky reboot under Emma Tucker, who addressed editing bottlenecks and pushed for ambitious stories, while unnerving the newsroom with layoffs— The British-born editor has injected America's business paper of record with ambition and verve, while unnerving the newsroom with unapologetic cuts.
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@mlcalderone, @charlottetklein and New York Post
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Michael Calderone /
@mlcalderone: Deep look into the Wall Street Journal from @charlottetklein, who spoke to editor Emma Tucker and more than two dozen current/former staffers about layoffs, morale, and the future of the paper https://www.vanityfair.com/...
Charlotte Klein /
@charlottetklein: My last piece for VF is a look inside Emma Tucker's Wall Street Journal: https://www.vanityfair.com/...
The Guardian:
Staff at Australia's Nine passed a motion of no-confidence in CEO Mike Sneesby on Friday and prepare to take industrial action, after he announced ~200 job cuts— Chief executive Mike Sneesby says ‘economic headwinds’ and end of Meta deal are to blame for lost jobs
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The Verge:
Redbox's owner, Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment, files for bankruptcy protection; Chicken Soup took on $325M in debt when it acquired Redbox in 2022— Redbox's owner, Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment, filed for bankruptcy protection overnight.
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Ben Kesslen /
Quartz: Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment, owner of Redbox, files for bankruptcy
Erik Gruenwedel /
Media Play News: Bart Schwartz Named CEO of Bankrupt Redbox Owner, New Board Installed
Dade Hayes /
Deadline: Bankrupt Redbox Parent Chicken Soup For The Soul Entertainment Installs New CEO And Board Of Directors
Jordan Valinsky /
CNN: Redbox owner Chicken Soup for the Soul files for bankruptcy
Lauren Edmonds /
Business Insider: Redbox's parent company stopped paying employees for over a week before finally filing for bankruptcy
Stephanie Kaloi /
The Wrap: Redbox Parent Company Files for Bankruptcy
G.O. Parsons /
@goparsons: For all the awesome employees wondering why Willy's Wonderland 2 hasn't been made... please see the article below. CSSE is the studio behind WW. Not sure what the future holds for WW — but I'll keep everyone updated when I do!
Eriq Gardner /
@eriqgardner: Redbox has filed for bankruptcy. End of an era. [image]
Zach Wilson /
@televisionaryzw: RIP to Redbox, at least until 10 years from now and the nostalgia that's currently about Blockbuster gets to them. “Remember when you'd go to the 7-11, get a Slurpee & some hot Cheetos & a Marvel movie from the Redbox?” https://www.theverge.com/...
Ranjan /
@ranjanxroy: TIL: the self-help book series from the 90s bought the DVD rental vending machine business for $325mm in debt
Dade Hayes /
Deadline: Redbox Owner Chicken Soup For The Soul Entertainment Files For Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection
Jeremy Hill /
Fortune: The owner of Redbox DVD kiosks just filed for bankruptcy, saying results 'failed to meet management's expectations'
Dare Obasanjo /
@carnage4life@mas.to: Redbox is an example of how technology transitions can completely wipe out a company. They lost out in the transition from DVDs to streaming, got bought by the Chicken Soup for the Soul company and have now filed for bankruptcy after missing payroll and debt payments. …
Daniel Frankel /
Next TV: End of the Line for Chicken Soup — Redbox Owner Files for Bankruptcy
Luke Bouma /
Cord Cutters News: Redbox Reportedly Files For Bankruptcy
Janko Roettgers /
@jank0@sfba.social: Redbox is bankrupt https://www.theverge.com/...
Cheyenne MacDonald /
Engadget: The owner of Redbox has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
Mediaite:
Hunter Biden sues Fox News over its six-part “mock trial” series The Trial of Hunter Biden, alleging the network targeted him to “harass” and “humiliate” him— Hunter Biden filed a lawsuit in New York City against Fox News on Sunday evening …
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Todd Spangler /
Variety: Hunter Biden Sues Fox News Over Fictionalized Mock-Trial Series, Alleging Violation of New York Revenge Porn Law
Marshall Cohen /
CNN: Hunter Biden sues Fox News over ‘mock trial’ miniseries
Ben Feuerherd /
@benfeuerherd: NEW: Hunter Biden files suit against Fox News in Manhattan state court. Suit claims the network sought to humiliate the president's son with “The Trial of Hunter Biden” miniseries —> [image]
Winston Cho /
The Hollywood Reporter: Fox News Sued By Hunter Biden Over Fictionalized Trial Miniseries
Eriq Gardner /
@eriqgardner: Hunter Biden is suing Fox News and interestingly, there's no defamation claim, just a claimed violation of NY Civil Rights Law Sec 52-b, a.k.a. revenge porn. There's exceptions in statute for reporting unlawful conduct and for public purpose. Could be an important case.
Justin Baragona /
@justinbaragona: While the SCOTUS immunity decision is getting the most attention, another big story hit today: Hunter Biden is suing Fox News over its 6-part “mock trial” series, which speculated “how a possible Hunter Biden trial might look.” Let's take a look at it: https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/ ... [image]
Justin Baragona /
@justinbaragona: First off, Hunter's lawyers sent a letter to Fox News in April warning of their intent to sue for defamation. The network reacted by quietly pulling the series from its streaming service, suggesting Fox News was taking the legal threat seriously. https://www.thedailybeast.com/ ...
Justin Baragona /
@justinbaragona: Hunter's lawyers add that while Fox News took down “The Trial of Hunter Biden” following their legal threat, they note that some promotional reels and clips of the “mocu-series” are still available. Also, anyone who downloaded the series still has access to it. [image]
Hadas Gold /
@hadas_gold: Say that the program aired in 2022. but Biden did not complain until 2024. “The program was removed within days of the letter, in an abundance of caution, but Hunter Biden is a public figure who has been the subject of multiple investigations and is now a convicted felon,”
Hadas Gold /
@hadas_gold: continues: “Consistent with the First Amendment, FOX News has accurately covered the newsworthy events of Mr. Biden's own making.”
David Folkenflik /
@davidfolkenflik: Notable that Hunter Biden does not sue for defamation, typically a tough case to win for prominent figures. This may still prove a heavy legal lift. Fox cannot want the discovery process, though, were a judge to approve the case moving forward.
Brian Stelter /
@brianstelter: Fox News says Hunter Biden's “politically motivated lawsuit” against the network “is devoid of merit.” Full statement: “The core complaint stems from a 2022 streaming program that Mr. Biden did not complain about until sending a letter in late April 2024. The program was removed
David Folkenflik /
@davidfolkenflik: News: Hunter Biden sues Fox over series staging mock trial against him. His legal team alleges violation of NY State Civil Rights law, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and unjust enrichment. (Meant to post this earlier) My earlier story: https://www.npr.org/...
Ted Johnson /
Deadline: Hunter Biden Sues Fox News Over Mock Trial Series
TechCrunch:
Meta changes its “Made with AI” label to “AI info”, to indicate images were not necessarily created with AI but that AI editing tools may have been used— After Meta started tagging photos with a “Made with AI” label in May, photographers complained …
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The Verge, more at Techmeme »
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Richard Lawler /
The Verge: Instagram's ‘Made with AI’ label swapped out for ‘AI info’ after photographers' complaints
Press Gazette:
B2B information and data provider Wilmington sells its UK healthcare business, which includes Health Service Journal, to PE firm Inspirit Franklin for £26M— HSJ has been owned by Wilmington since 2017. — Health Service Journal will move under private equity ownership following a sale by owner Wilmington.
The Hollywood Reporter:
Some Hollywood writers and actors are struggling to meet salary or work requirements to keep their union's health insurance plans, following the 2023 strikes— After the 2023 work stoppages and amid a larger industry contraction, creatives face difficulties meeting minimums to keep their union plans …
CBS News:
SCOTUS orders lower courts to take another look at Texas' and Florida's social media laws, says neither lower court conducted proper analysis of 1A challenges— Washington — The Supreme Court on Monday ordered lower courts to take another look at a pair of laws from Florida and Texas …
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MediaPost, Engadget, TechCrunch, Reason, Quartz, Reclaim The Net, Reuters, CNBC, New York Post, Fox News, Associated Press, Forbes, Politico, @nicoperrino, @jordanonrecord, @steve_vladeck, @sandeepvaheesan, @daphnehk, @mjs_dc, @ishapiro, @joshgerstein, @anupamchander, @jamescz19, @attorneynora, @bykatiebuehler, @neil_chilson, @willoremus, @sdkstl, @zephyrteachout, @thomas_a_berry, @jeffjarvis, @crumbler@threads.net, @jameeljaffer, @tracethelaw, @mjs_dc, @aricohn, @mjs_dc, @jess_miers, @pat_hedger, @zephyrteachout, @robpwj, @robertfreundlaw, @matthewstoller, Media Play News and Semafor, more at Techmeme »
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Karissa Bell /
Engadget: Supreme Court remands social media moderation cases over First Amendment issues
Aisha Malik /
TechCrunch: Supreme Court sends Texas and Florida social media regulation laws back to lower courts
Ilya Somin /
Reason: Supreme Court Remands Texas and Florida Social Media Cases—But Strongly Suggests Much of the States' Laws Violate the First Amendment
Laura Bratton /
Quartz: The Supreme Court won't decide Big Tech's free speech fight with Florida and Texas
Dan Frieth /
Reclaim The Net: Supreme Court Demands Deeper Look at Social Media Anti-Censorship Laws
Reuters:
The Supreme Court will decide if Florida and Texas are violating social media First Amendment rights
Ryan King /
New York Post: Supreme Court sends challenge to Florida, Texas laws restricting social media regulation back to lower courts Fox News: Supreme Court dismisses state challenges to red state restrictions on social media platforms
Mark Sherman /
Associated Press: Supreme Court keeps hold on Texas and Florida efforts to limit how social media platforms regulate user content
Alison Durkee /
Forbes: Supreme Court Throws Out ‘Social Media Censorship’ Cases In Florida And Texas
Nico Perrino /
@nicoperrino: The majority opinion in @NetChoice reminds us of three core First Amendment principles: 1) Principles don't vary with new technologies. 2) States can't violate speech rights to achieve desired ideological balance. 3) Content publishers have the right to editorial discretion.
Jordan Fischer /
@jordanonrecord: Another day, another Fifth Circuit benchslap from SCOTUS (from today's Moody v. NetChoice decision). [image]
Steve Vladeck /
@steve_vladeck: Justice Kagan has the consolidated ruling in NetChoice, holding for a unanimous-ish(!) Court that *neither* the Fifth Circuit *nor* the Eleventh Circuit applied the right test, and remanding for proper application of the standard for facial relief: https://www.supremecourt.gov/ ...
Sandeep Vaheesan /
@sandeepvaheesan: Concerning line in Moody v. NetChoice for all public regulation of communications networks: Can AT&T as an ISP block certain content and prioritize other content and claim it is engaged in protected “expressive” activity? [image]
Daphne Keller /
@daphnehk: Alito's NetChoice concurrence is literally (mis)citing the part of Packingham he criticized at the time as “undisciplined dicta[.]” [image]
Mark Joseph Stern /
@mjs_dc: I would deem the NetChoice decision a significant, albeit incomplete, victory for the social platforms, and a loss for Florida and Texas; perhaps the biggest winners are the platforms' lawyers, who get to continue litigating these cases in the lower courts and billing for it.
Ilya Shapiro /
@ishapiro: 1. On NetChoice: The five opinions will take a while to digest, but the fact that SCOTUS was able to speak with one voice to send the cases back to lower courts to further consider the 1A issues here signals that justices are taking seriously our brave new social-media world.
Josh Gerstein /
@joshgerstein: BREAKING: 2nd opinion from #SCOTUS this AM: Netchoice. TX and FL social media laws. Kagan writes. Newsfeeds and home pages are like newspapers “protected expressive activity.” Other parts of sites maybe not. Remanded to both appeals courts https://www.supremecourt.gov/ ...
Anupam Chander /
@anupamchander: Justice Kagan's majority opinion in Moody v NetChoice, on quick read, will protect against excessive government speech regulation of internet platforms' editorial decisions made through their algorithms. Consider this extensive list of editorial activity by internet platforms: [image]
James Czerniawski /
@jamescz19: I love this line from the #NetChoice case: “The government may not, in supposed pursuit of better expressive valance, alter a private speaker's own editorial choices about the mix of speech it wants to convey.” It is not the government's job to do the balancing act. That's on us.
Nora Benavidez /
@attorneynora: Supreme Court has vacated the NetChoice cases. A slight sigh of relief for our First Amendment. Government regulation should have no business dictating private speech. Statement from us at @freepress pending.
Katie Buehler /
@bykatiebuehler: BREAKING: A 9-0 Supreme Court punts on constitutionality of FL & TX laws barring social media platforms from removing content/users based on viewpoint, returning it to lower courts. (Moody v. NetChoice/NetChoice v. Paxton, No. 22-277/22-555) #SCOTUS https://www.supremecourt.gov/ ... [image]
Neil Chilson /
@neil_chilson: The Internet survives! [image]
Will Oremus /
@willoremus: The Supreme Court vacates and remands the lower court rulings on both the Texas and Florida social media content moderation laws, essentially punting on any kind of substantive First Amendment ruling. Here's the decision: https://www.supremecourt.gov/ ...
Staci D Kramer /
@sdkstl: >>HOWEVER: Kagan's opinion for the court holds that content moderation IS “expressively activity” and that social media platforms ARE protected by the First Amendment, no matter their size, from state intrusion. That's a major holding.<<
Zephyr Teachout /
@zephyrteachout: The Netchoice remand today is a big win for the child social media laws being pushed around the country. Phew.
Thomas Berry /
@thomas_a_berry: Although the Supreme Court's opinion in the NetChoice cases did not reach the merits, this passage from Justice Kagan's majority opinion is hugely important and a victory for the view that both NetChoice and Cato urged. https://www.supremecourt.gov/ ... [image]
Casey Newton /
@crumbler@threads.net: Content moderation is still legal ... for now
Jameel Jaffer /
@jameeljaffer: I was prepared for disaster, but the Netchoice decision is good. It rejects the broadest arguments made by the states and the platforms. It recognizes that platforms are ‘editors’ but dismisses the argument that regulation in this sphere is categorically unconstitutional. /1
Trace Mitchell /
@tracethelaw: While SCOTUS did not definitively rule on the constitutionality of the laws at issue, the majority makes clear that platforms do have constitutionally protected editorial rights. That is both correct and an important victory for anyone who cares about the First Amendment!
Mark Joseph Stern /
@mjs_dc: Kagan says social media platforms engage in protected speech when moderating content posted by third parties, and Texas' alleged interest in interfering with that practice amounts to the “suppression of free expression, and it is not valid” under the First Amendment. [image]
Ari Cohn /
@aricohn: Upshot: SCOTUS vacates and remands the NetChoice cases because of the facial challenge irregularity that came up at oral arguments, but the Court takes the time to explain how it views the First Amendment principles at issue, with a not-at-all-disguised swipe at the 5th Circuit. [image]
Mark Joseph Stern /
@mjs_dc: The Supreme Court's second decision is NetChoice. Justice Kagan's complicated opinion for the court remands both cases to the appeals courts for the proper analysis of a First Amendment facial challenge, which, she says, they flunked the first time. https://www.supremecourt.gov/ ...
Jess Miers /
@jess_miers: SCOTUS attached a massive warning to their remand of the Netchoice cases: Laws that interfere with the editorial discretion of private online services, including their curation decisions, shall face a tremendous First Amendment hurdle. https://www.supremecourt.gov/ ... [image]
Patrick Hedger /
@pat_hedger: Key takeaway from the NetChoice cases. Florida and Texas went too far and their social media laws' days are numbered.
Zephyr Teachout /
@zephyrteachout: So Netchoice loses big in three ways 1) They actually lose (Remand) 2) Kagan says that “Texas's asserted interest relates to the suppression of free expression” which is a finding not applicable to most laws 3) Barrett is the swing here and leaves a lot of room
Robert Winterton /
@robpwj: NetChoice, CCIA, and the First Amendment WON at SCOTUS today in the NetChoice cases. The SCOTUS decision holds that social media sites have a constitutional right to decide what content they host. Here's a thread 🧵 highlighting quotes that explicitly defend these First [image]
Rob Freund /
@robertfreundlaw: Save this snippet from Netchoice for future conversations where people claim platforms are violating the First Amendment by “censoring” them. [image]
Matt Stoller /
@matthewstoller: Court in NetChoice has a weird ruling, saying that NetChoice failed to prove the laws it is challenging on platform censorship are unconstitutional. Then the court adds a lot of (non-binding) commentary on how those laws are unconstitutional. https://www.supremecourt.gov/ ...
Erik Gruenwedel /
Media Play News: U.S. Supreme Court Puts Hold on Texas, Florida Laws Regulating Social Media
Caroline Anders /
Semafor: SCOTUS punts on social media case, bars states from moderating content for now
Bloomberg:
BlackRock has agreed to buy Preqin, a UK-based provider of private markets data, for £2.55B in cash— The acquisition deepens BlackRock's ability to oversee risks and analyze data across fast-growing markets for private assets, and also expands its Aladdin technology systems …
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Financial Times, Solondais, The Information and Paula Seligson on LinkedIn, more at Techmeme »
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Paula Seligson /
Paula Seligson on LinkedIn: Big news in the alternative asset management space. BlackRock will acquire private capital database provider Preqin for £2.55 billion ($3.2 billion) in cash. …
The Hollywood Reporter:
Sesame Workshop, the non-profit that produces Sesame Street, names Sherrie Westin as its new CEO, as it plans to “reimagine” Sesame Street starting in fall 2025— The non-profit that produces ‘Sesame Street’ will have its first female CEO since the show's creator, Joan Ganz Cooney.
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The Wrap, Variety, Current and TVNewsCheck
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Jennifer Maas /
Variety: Sesame Workshop Names Sherrie Westin CEO
Julian Wyllie /
Current: Sherrie Westin named CEO of Sesame Workshop
Jennifer Maas /
TVNewsCheck: Sesame Workshop Names Sherrie Westin CEO
BuzzMachine:
The two California bills to help fund local journalism would penalize Google and Meta for news' decline and benefit hedge funds that are destroying newspapers— There is still hope that California's perilous, protectionist legislation for news could be reformed, but not without effort.
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